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Larger windows, sculpted sidewalls. US auto industry: a brand new model every year : we changed the chromium bling :-) But what they don't change is the crash structure. The floor plan stays the same for many years and many models across the companies range. This is the key to survivability. They t...

I think that's a little of an underestimate personally. Yes the fuse is related to its predecessor but it's changed in many ways including all of the interior ,one could say the engine is 'just an upgrade' but it's way more than that in just about every aspect.As for the (folding) carbon wings ,the...

In a closed cycle like a steam turbine the limiting factors for efficiency is the difference between the top temperature and the bottom temperature as that defines the max work that can be done. Unfortunately it is too many years and too many beers since I was last involved in engineering for me to ...

Guys good info. I thought it would be useful to look at the income statements for both a and B. I included lmt and Raytheon to see how the defense components contributed but could not draw any conclusions. I think it’s fair to say that AB needs to sell the 330 for as much as they can get. I say thi...

Will this aircraft create more sales or just pull from 737 and 787 demand Mostly the latter. It will also pull from A321 and A330neo sales. The A330 family is the one where I see sales coming from. No airline in China has ordered the A330neo yet. Air China, China Southern, Cathay Pacific, China Eas...

Boeing usually quotes two class configurations. The 767-200 is 216 seats and 767-300 is 261. That tells us the plane they are proposing is almost identical in size to the 767-200/300 but with less range. I would suggest not getting distracted when people start quoting single class seat counts that ...

The cargo thing is a bit of a wildcard, but IMHO they will err on the side of efficiency rather than capacity. Whilst everyone keeps comparing to A330 et al, the NMA wide body frame will have a lot more cargo capacity than the current narrow bodies. I am not sure I agree unless they go for either j...

The cargo thing is a bit of a wildcard, but IMHO they will err on the side of efficiency rather than capacity. Whilst everyone keeps comparing to A330 et al, the NMA wide body frame will have a lot more cargo capacity than the current narrow bodies. I am not sure I agree unless they go for either j...

Re Seahawk -- Which I guess is why there has never been a 'one size fits all' aircraft in this 'middle market' sector.But...The moment you start breaking it up the business case drops away as Boeing are finding.Soooo they will come up with the best compromise.Since there is nothing in their MOM sec...

I wonder how does the material cost compare. After all, 787 has a lot more composite material and those material do cost more. Regardless the techniques for building the plane, the material cost won't go away ... Anyways, I think the bigger pricing issue for 787 is whether Boeing wants to do someth...

London and the South East of England is a very crowded corner of a very crowded island. All airports have issues and most are either on very expensive real estate or environmentally sensitive areas. Gatwick to the south of London making it very difficult for many to get to. London city - location me...

I also smile at the idea that all that is necessary to reduce weight in a CFRP structure is to remove a few layers. It is nothing like that. CFRP is not like a metal alloy where strength is pretty much unidirectional. Remove some thickness and the strength in all directions is affected. In CFRP the ...

Taking weight out of an airframe is an constant and ongoing process. The low hanging fruit - to use that awful management speak - are what happens first. The other thing is that weight has to be taken out in the right places - or you end up carrying ballast - to allow the CoG to remain in the right ...

Strange how used 319's are in demand but they can't seem to give away new ones! There is a difference between selling new aircraft and orphan aircraft with low residual value - 717-200 vs new 737-700, MD-83 vs new A319-100, Avro RJ vs new ER-190/195, 777-200 vs new A330-300, 757-200 vs new A321neoL...

This shows that Boeing are absolutely determined not to get into the same position again. They are going for another flourish of a smoke and mirrors play of "super duper features" to hide that they have nothing. The bill of advances on the 787 contracted to nothing more than the engine ad...

Meanwhile I'm intrigued by https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeing-revs-up-robots-for-777x-in-everett-factory-signals-that-a-797-awaits/ “ It’s a radically different set of parts and assembly sequence and technology that is significantly lower cost ,” Delaney said, the result ...

People speak of the loooong runway requirements of the stretched 737's particularly the -9.One must assume that the extra stretched 7310 is no better.Would that not effect its usefulness on some of their routes? The -10 will have landing gear modifications allowing for a steeper rotation angle, whi...